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Novel Functions of Intracellular IL-1ra in Human Dermal Fibroblasts: Implications in the Pathogenesis of Fibrosis

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Kanangat, Siva, Postlethwaite, Arnold E., Higgins, Gloria C., Hasty, Karen A.·2006·Journal of Investigative Dermatology

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Intracellular IL-1 receptor antagonist (icIL-1ra) is reportedly involved in functions independent of blocking IL-1 receptor signaling. Fibroblasts derived from the involved skin of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are predominantly of the myofibroblast phenotype, with higher levels of icIL-1ra compared to normal skin fibroblasts. We examined the effect of overexpression of icIL-1ra on the phenotype and function of normal fibroblasts with respect to the expression of alpha smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA), a specific marker for myofibroblasts, and plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI), a protein involved in fibrogenesis and expressed at higher levels in myofibroblasts, and the production of collagenase (matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1)), the major enzyme involved in the degradation of native collagen in the skin. Normal human foreskin fibroblasts overexpressing icIL-1ra showed higher levels of alpha-SMA and PAI and had lower levels of collagenase and MMP-1 mRNA induced by inflammatory cytokines. By contrast, levels of mRNA for tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in the transfected cells were not different from the control cells. Pretreatment of the ic-IL-1ra-transfected cells with antisense oligonucleotide directed against the mRNA of icIL-1ra restored MMP-1 expression induced by stimulation with IL-1beta. Our data indicate novel functions for icIL-1ra, which might be relevant to the genesis of fibrotic diseases such as SSc.

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Authors
Kanangat, S., Postlethwaite, A. E., Higgins, G. C., & Hasty, K. A.
Affiliations
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
Corresponding author
Hasty, Karen A.
Venue
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-04
Volume
126
Issue
4
Pages
756-765
ISSN
0022-202X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2025298638
Cited by
36
References
50
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1.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (I-P50 AR44890, P50AR044890)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Dupuytren's Contracture and Treatments
Keywords
systemic sclerosis, dermal fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, alpha-smooth muscle actin, plasminogen activator inhibitor, MMP-1, collagenase, TIMP-1, IL-1β, fibrosis, antisense oligonucleotides, skin fibrosis
MeSH terms
Actins, Fibroblasts, Fibrosis, Humans, Phenotype, Scleroderma, Systemic, Sialoglycoproteins, Skin, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Transcriptional Activation, Plasminogen Inactivators, Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1, Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, Antisense, Dermis, Matrix Metalloproteinase 1, Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein

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